The Labor enquirer., 1887-07-09
ID. A. 40.
The "Hon,e Club" D~spotism Said TO
Have Been Downed.

Swinton's Paper, July3.
In last weeks issue of this paper, when
referring to the entanglements of d. A.
~ of the Knights of Labor of this city, we
said: "For the good name Of the noble
order, and for the sake of organized labor,
something Of determinate kind ought to
be done in the premises at once" The
action thus demanded was taken more
promptly than II had been looked for by
us. Before the close Of the day on which
the paper was dated, the revolution" Of
which so much has been said was begun
and completed in D.A. 10. The insensate,
reckless, cantankerous and usurping lead
ers we're shorn OF their arbitrary power;
nm executive board was elected in accor-
dance with the constitution; the ring Of
conspirators once known as the "home
club" but latterly concealed under the
title of "the class" was exposed; and a
new policy for the powerful but long dis.
tracted district was adopted by the vote
Of large majority Of its members.
The order throughout the country, and
all the organizations here and elsewhere,
are to be congratulated upon this revolu-
tion. II gives promise Of more advan-
tages than have arisen from any other oc-
currence of the year. II gives assu-
rance of steps being taken to stem the
tide OF evils which have flown from the
lair Of the home club, alias the class, and
which have smirched the good name of
the order hereabout. II gives hope of a
stoppagc to the deluge of quarrels in la
bor's ranks which have brought ruin to so
many OF labor's efforts. II manacles the
hands OF certain cowardly but dangerous
apostles of dynamite who were only held
in restraint year ago by their fears. 1t
relieves the honest members Of the gen.
eral executive board from the perpetual
menaces and intrigues Of reprobates
whom they ought long ago to have deiied.
II enlarges the prospect of peaceful, har-
monious and successful action for the
whole order.
The good and true delegates to the dis
trict who accomplished the revolution Of
last Sunday deserve the gratitude of all
organized labor. Their are doubtless far
ther measures to be adopted, but 1t may
be taken for granted that they will not
shrink from adopting them. The dis
trict will be all the stronger when the
whole of the marplots are shelved.
The amount of injury which these mar
plots OF the home club, alias the class,
have wrought in the order is incomputa'
|blc, aud the least part Of IL is seen in the
rolls of membership. Their domineering
procedure Of "rule or ruin" under the di-
rection uf the old man of the class, has
been felt far and wide. Their quarrels
have embroiled them with half the Assem-
blies under the jurisdiction of ID. A. ~,
and with all labor organizations outside
OF the order. Their failures have been
followed by The humiliation OF others than
themselves. They have bred scandals
thick rs flies.
II may seem strange that the marplots
have been so long tolerated, and the rea'
son for IL can be understood only by
those who are aware of the peculiar
means by which they have retained their
hold upon power. George W. Dunno, the
courageous leader of last Sundays revo-
luton, and whose arbitrary dismissal
from the craftsmanship of the committee
of arbitration and strikes precipi,ated it,